Stagecoach will be making a number of changes to services from the 3rd January 2016.

The services affected are Stagecoach 9, 31, 33, Citi 2, Citi 4, Citi 5, Citi 7 and Citi 8.

Details of the service changes have been summerised here

For full details and copies of the timetables for the Stagecoach services please contact them directly on 01223 433250, www.stagecoachbus.com or email them on Cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com

Research by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has found that the number of commuters spending more than 2 hours travelling to and from work has increased by 72% over the past 10 years increasing from 1.7 million in 2004 to 3 million in 2014. The study also found that the number of people spending 3 hours or more commuting has risen by 75% over the last decade from 500,000 to 880,000.

Work Wise UK's Chief Executive Phil Flaxton sees the publication of these findings an ideal opportunity for employers to think about how it's employees travel to work and offer more flexible working practices such as encouraging employees to travel out of peak times, encouraging remote and agile working from home or satellite offices and using telephone/video conferencing.

Further details can be found here
 

A study by the University of Cambridge has found that The Guided Busway is encouraging commuters to cycle to work and helping commuters to be more active on their way to work. This encouraging news follows a study earlier in the year which found that the guided busway has contributed to a decrease in car use.

For further information click here

Thank you to everyone who took part in the 2015 Annual Travel to Work Survey.

18 employers in the TP+ area took part in the survey with 1979 valid responses. More detailed analysis of results and employer reports will follow next month.

Congratulations to Martin Binfield at Jagex who won the TP+ Survey prize draw of a £50 M&S voucher. Above is a photo of Martin with Prajina Baisyet, TP+ Project Manager.

At the Cambridgeshire County Council Economy and Environment Committee meeting, the committee approved to proceed to planning application a hybrid design of option 1 and option 2 from the three bridge designs drawn up at the consultation stage. It is hoped that he bridge which will link the Chesterton and Abbey areas of Cambridge, and will form part of the Chisholm Trail - a cycle/pedestrian route linking north Cambridge and Cambridge Science Park to south Cambridge and Addenbrookes.

There are still some places up for grabs for Adult one to one cycle training sessions with Outspoken at the special rate of just £10 for a 2 hour session. The training session can be tailored to suit your needs depending on whether you are new to cycling or just wanting to boast your confidence on two wheels. To qualify for this discounted training rate you need a rail season ticket or be a period ticket holder.

The adult cycle training is run on a one-to-one basis and delivered by a National Standard instructor over a 2 hour lesson.

The courses can be run from Outspoken's training centre in Cambridge, St Neots or Wisbech or at employee's place of work.

The training sessions cost just £10 (normal price £50) as they are being subsidised through Cambridgeshire County Council's Local Sustainable Transport Fund.

For more information and to book a place see here